Resources
General Adoption
National Adoption Center. (http://www.adopt.org/assembled/home.html)
Adoptive Families Magazine. (http://www.adoptivefamilies.com)
Adoption Tax Credit. (http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=228301,00.html)
You should also consider joining some of the email group lists which can be very informative, supportive and give you up to date information. You can join a list specific to a country, etc., and/or special issues, for example, 2Adopt for general adoption issues, GAARP for older parents, IChild for those who are adopting from India, Guatemala_Adoption, etc. To see a list of many of these groups, and how to join, click here. ( http://www.adopting.com/mailing.html)
For those who are adopting Internationally
Department of State website regarding intercountry adoption.(http://adoption.state.gov/)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website re intercountry adoption. (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=8d5e901bf9873210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=8d5e901bf9873210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD)
Rainbow Kids (An online International Adoption Magazine). (http://www.rainbowkids.com/)
Joint Council on International Adoptions (JCICS). (http://www.jcics.org/)
Adoptive Families Magazine. (http://www.adoptivefamilies.com)
U.S. Citizenship
N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship. (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a936cac09aa5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD)
U.S. Passport. (http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html)
Adoption Information for Residents of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Area Adoption Support and Activity Groups (http://www.lyfordlaw.com/lawyer-attorney-1537988.html)
PA child abuse clearance forms (form CY-113). (http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildWelfare/003671038.htm)
PA criminal record form (form SP4 -164) (http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=4451&PageID=458621&mode=2) OR Download pdf Version. (http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_190926_477321_0_0_18/SP4-164_Request_For_Criminal_Record_Check.pdf)
PA DPW FBI Fingerprint clearances
Do not go to a police department to get your fingerprints. There is a new system for obtaining fingerprints through the PA Department of Welfare, called COGENT. For information regarding the process, click here. (https://www.pa.cogentid.com/index_dpw.htm)To order a Pennsylvania Birth Certificate. (http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596)
